"Two sharp cracks
splinter the air"
"The revving of a
car and skidding of tires smother his voice"
These two sentences
occur in the first main paragraphs of the start of my book, they describe to
gunshots and the escape of the gun wielding offenders in their getaway car.
After these main paragraphs (that are written in italics for a more surreal
feel to an opening) the writing returns to normal and the story is told through
the eyes of a narrator rather then a description of events unfolding in the
setting. The main characters are
introduced in the paragraphs after the italics font paragraphs. The narrator
shares describing scenes and objects with the main character, Sade, throughout
the rest of the book. Sade is introduced to the audience as scared and not
knowing what is going on.The first few pages
would have something that involves action to keep people drawn in. There are
always several things happening at once, whether they are in the open or behind
the scenes remains up to the author. Sometimes a book will start off explaining
the type of social situation the setting or the main character is in, such as a
tough political climate, a peaceful climate and so on.The opening page
usually asks a lot of questions concerning events that have happen (usually
exciting) so that the reader will stay and read till they find the answers to
those questions. This helps create a connection between the reader and the
story, and makes the reader imagine the rest of the story in their own head.After the first few
paragraphs describing what had happened to the main character's life event's
leading up to the main part of the story begin, these events are a mad rush to
get Sade and her brother out of the country as quickly as possible. What the
author tries to do is draw the reader in to find out what happens to Sade in her
new home.